Istanbul City Walls & Golden Horn Tour

Tour Code IG
Duration Half Day with Lunch
Departure 08:00
Price 30€
 

Meet at Istanbul Port  or at your hotel in Istanbul.Our guide will hold up a sign with your name on it.After pick up, begin with a drive over the Golden Horn to the ancient city wall of  Istanbul The walls of Constantinople area,that are series of stone walls thatsurrounded and protected thecity of Constantinople since its founding asthecapital of the Eastern Roman Empire byConstantine the Great.Withnumerous  additions and modifications during their history,they areone of thegreatestand most complex fortification systems ever built.The Castle ofSeven Towerwas used as prison all the time during bothByzantine andOttomanEmpireperiod.‘’Topkapi Gate’’ takes its name fromthe periodwhen Fatih the GreatSultan placedthe cannon there when heconqured thecity.Kariye Church (Chora)iswhere you will see the best mosaicsabout ByzantineEmpire.Tekfur Palacewasone of the ByzantinePalaces.Youare going tosee  the old style Turkishhouses by walk.You aregoing to seeGreek churchof Hancerli , which wasoneof the best examplesof itstime  .After the Lunch,View of Eyup Mosquefromoutside ,Eyup is oneof the holyplaces inIstanbul,siteof the EyupSultanMosque where AyoubAlAnsari(EyupSultan),the standard-bearer toTheprophet Mohammed ,isburied.VisittoPierre Loti Hill by cable-lift whereyoucan catch thebeautifulview ofIstanbul.When you reach beautifulPierreLotiHill, you will have a resttime todrink with the nice view of GoldenHorn.Golden Horn by ferry.Youwill sailalong the coast and seehistoricalchurchesand buildings on the way.SpiceBazaar(Egyptian Bazaar),mysticalsmells ofdifferent aromas ofVariousspices;the colorful andvivid view of shops sellingFruit,vegetable,fish,flowerand many kinds ofThings.RustempashaMosque;Mimar Sinanbuilt thismosque in 1560 forRüstem Pasha,son-in-lawand the Grand vizierofSuleyman theMagnificent. Its particular beauty lies inIznik tiles coveringit,

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